Matt McGachy, the vocalist of extreme metal band Cryptopsy, interviews fellow metal musicians about their life & music while sharing a craft beer on his metal podcast Vox&Hops. Here’s your chance to sneak backstage to share a brew & discover exactly what your favourite rockstars are like behind their personas. Matt has been the front man of the legendary Death Metal Band Cryptopsy since 2007. With them, he has contributed to 2 full length albums, 2 EPs & toured all over the globe playing massive festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault, Heavy Montreal, Hell Fest & Summer Breeze to name a few. In 2018, he launched the Vox&Hops Metal Podcast which was inspired by his love of Craft Beer & thought-provoking discussions. The Vox&Hops Metal Podcast has released over 400 episodes, with listeners in over 85 countries & fostered an amazing metal community. Enjoy Life, Metal & Craft Beer!
https://www.soundtalentmedia.com/show/voxhops-metal-podcast/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 14 days 22 hours 59 minutes
episode 34: Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation)
A conversation about the upcoming Cattle Decapitation record, what it is like recording immersed in seclusion with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Colorado, where he draws his inspirations from, how he develops new vocal ranges, what his best Mexican Tour package would be & his thoughts on the controversial Forced Gender Reassignment video. The beer that we drank during this Episode was graciously brought to me by Alex Ward in Denver Colorado...
episode 33: Charles Elliott (Abysmal Dawn)
A conversation about growing up as one of the only metal heads in his high school, how living in Los Angeles shaped his musical path, working for one of the biggest metal record labels & all about his band Abysmal Dawn. The beer that we drank during this episode was brought to me by Brian Spencer & his wife Liu it was the great B-Bomb which was a coffee cinnamon barrel aged by Fremont Brewing...
episode 32: Daniel DeFonce (Continental Concerts USA & Unique Leader Records)
A conversation about how he started booking bands, his early years playing in bands, working for Unique Leader Records, how Devastation on the Nation came to be, his thoughts about this years lineup & an epic drunken tale! The beer that we drank during this episode was Rahr & Sons Brewing Company's Seasonal. Get your tickets for the Cryptopsy European tour alongside Ingested, Demonical, Nightrage & Gloryhole Guillotine now! Get your tickets for this years Devastation on the Nation!!!
episode 31: Chris Soutsos (JHOFFFILMS)
A conversation about how he got into the art of YouTubing, his favorite Seinfeld episodes, his opinions on the MetalSucks news website, his love of hockey & his opinion about the new Trailer Park Boys animated series. The beer that we drank during this episode was a Waterloo Brewing's Waterloo IPA...
episode 30: Monte Barnard (Casting Metal)
A conversation about no longer being in a touring band, the local Portland craft beer scene, what inspired him start his podcast Casting Metal, the creation of his no bullshit news site & his worst days on the road. We recorded this episode at the Belmont Station in Portland Oregon and we drank a delectable Hazy RyePA called Solar Oath by Modern Times Beer...
episode 29: Dave Otero (Flatline Audio)
A conversation about the insane craft beer scene in and around Denver Colorado, how he began brewing his own beer, how he got into recording bands, how he goes about creating interesting textures & sounds for his projects & who inspired him the most. The beer that we drank during this episode was graciously provided by Alex Ward! He brought us out some TRVE Brewing Co.'s Cosmic Crypt which was a delectable Farmhouse Pale Ale...
episode 28: Mike Miczek (Broken Hope, The Atlas Moth & Powermad)
A conversation about growing up and learning drums at a young age, what bands he thinks is the next big thing, his worst tour memories, his favorite local brews & what it is like working at Dark Matter Coffee. The beer that we drank during this episode was the Daisy Cutter Pale Ale by the Half Acre Beer Company...
episode 27: Hiran Deraniyagala (Battlecross)
A conversation about how he got into beer & death metal, his craziest tour stories, why he believes Battlecross is at a slower rate than before, his dream tour & personal favorite tour of his career, his venture into the land of 7 string guitars for his new project Portal of Pazuzu & his new passion for brazilian jiu-jitsu. The beer that we drank during this episode was Shorts Brewing Company's Huma Lupa Licious Ipa...
episode 26: Keith Wampler (The Convalescence)
A conversation about touring Canada in the middle of winter, recording his new album with Chris Donaldson at The Grid Studio in Montreal, a few absolutely horrible tour stories, who he believes was the artist that had the biggest ego he has ever encountered, some of the sacrifices he and the rest of the band had to make in order to tour 200 plus shows a year & what it is like working as a booking agent when not on tour. The beer that we drank during this Episode was Brasserie Dunham's Sirkawa...
episode 25: Branislav Panic (Bane)
A conversation about how he first discovered metal living in Serbia through tape trading & buying albums based upon their cover artwork, his dream tour lineup for Bane, his worst tour horror story, who he believes is the next big band in metal & why he relocated to Montreal to pursue a more serious musical career. This podcast was recorded at Station Ho.st which is a quaint little brewpub in Montreal...